Flooded Choctawatchee drives Florida evacuations
Hundreds flee as the Choctawatchee River swells to near two miles wide in the Florida Panhandle. Flooding closes highways and floods towns from Washington to Holmes counties. The river could top the 1929 19 foot flood by up to four feet and authorities fear levee overflows in Geneva Alabama as National Guardsmen reinforce barriers.
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Washington
Holmes
Florida
Bonifay
Fla
Geneva
Ala
Alabama
National Guardsmen
Charlie Wooten
Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi
Ocoee Grants Seniors Tax Relief Free Water and Trash
OCOEE Florida offers seniors tax relief with free water and garbage pickup as a yearly program costing over 17000 dollars. Property owners over 65 receive a 6 to 70 dollar annual or monthly savings via rebates and service discounts led by City Commissioner William Stinnett and City Manager John Vignetti, attracting 139 enrollees including 66 year old Sam Oliver who expects help with medicines and groceries.
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Fla
Florida
John Vignetti
Citrus Belt
Orlando
William Stinnett
Stinnett
Vignetti
Sam Oliver
Government forecast shows inflation easing to single digits
UPI reports government economists see double digit inflation fading this year with the first quarter signaling a shift to single digits. Ford's council predicts CPI gains could drop to about 6 percent by late 1975 if crops are good, aided by slower price indexes and falling wholesale prices.
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UPI
Commerce Department
Ford
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Congress
Admin
Istration
Federal Reserve Board
States borrow to aid unemployed as funds dwindle
Seven states and Puerto Rico have borrowed from the federal government to pay unemployment insurance benefits. The Federal Unemployment Account has been drained. experts predict 1 to 7 more states will borrow later this year. Hawaii, Minnesota, Nevada, Maine, Pennsylvania, Montana and Oregon are listed as precariously low.
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Puerto Rico
Michigan
Massachusetts
Labor Department
Connecticut
Vermont
Rhode Island
New Jersey
House Appropriations Committee
Ford Administration
James Hashian
Manpower Administration
Hawaii
Minnesota
Nevada
Maine
Pennsylvania
Montana
Oregon
Congress budget close to Ford's
Congress heads toward pre set spending targets under a new law as budget panels propose totals near Ford's. The House calls for 368.2 billion, about 35 percent above Ford, while the Senate proposes 365 billion, roughly 2.6 percent higher.
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Congress
Ford
Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Hospitals reject transplants for hire in ethical clash
In Pittsburgh several people seek money for organs, but doctors say it is medically improper and unethical.Experts warn of increased malpractice risk and harming waitlisted patients, noting organ donation is regulated by the Anatomical Gift Act and hospitals will not partake in commercial transactions.
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Cyril Wecht
Daniel Brooks
Presbyterian University Hospital
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Wecht
Allegheny County
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U.S
Lion
Keith Hruska
Barnes Hospital
BAYER
SPS Soul
California
Retired Persons Pharmacy
Calif
Rhatenn
Lewis
BankAmericard
Pine Ave
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